AGENDA (subject to change)
Thursday, October 22, 2026
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event or Accredited Symposium
1:00 – 2:30 PM
Bootcamp Session I (select one during registration)
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EKG Interpretation/Remote Monitoring
Jennifer Carlquist, PA-C, ER-Caq
Yekaterina Spivak, PA-C, FHRS, CCDS
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Cardiogenic Shock
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Hands-on with RHC, POCUS, Impella, Balloon Pump, and Hemodynamics Interpretation
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Sonia Chahal, PA-C, MMS
Brian P. Rose, PA-C, MPH, AACC
2:30 – 2:45 PM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
2:45 – 3:30 PM
Breakout Session I (choose one during registration)
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Vascular Disease
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Screening for PAD in High-Risk Groups & Updates in Ischemic Stroke, Carotid Stenting
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Lashyra Cotton Marion, PA-C
Catherine Popik, MSPAS, PA-C
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Cardiovascular Disease
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CV Disease in Special Populations: HIV, Rheumatology, Social & Environmental Determinants
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Renee Donahue Carlson, MD
Amanda Mixon, PA-C
Camille J. Dyer, DMSc, PA-C
3:30 – 3:45 PM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
3:45 – 4:00 PM
Program Overview
4:00 – 4:30 PM
Keynote Presentation
Plenary Session I: Heart Failure
4:30 – 4:50 PM
Cardiac Amyloidosis: Integrating Screening into Practice
Jill Waldron, APRN, GNP-BC
4:50 – 5:10 PM
HOCM: Effective Diagnosis and Management Strategies
Gabriel Dascanio, PA
5:10 – 5:30 PM
Cardio Oncology: What Every Cardiology Provider Needs to Know
Kimberly Bukoski, PA-C
5:30 – 5:45 PM
Q&A/Panel Discussion
5:45 – 6:00 PM
Dinner/Visit Exhibits*
6:00 – 6:45 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event*
6:45 – 8:30 PM
Welcome Reception & Poster Showcase*
Friday, October 23, 2026
7:00 – 7:30 AM
Breakfast & Registration*
7:30 – 8:30 AM
Accredited Breakfast Symposium
Plenary Session II: Cardiovascular Prevention
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Lipid Markers APO B, Lp(a), Adjunctive Therapy in High-Risk ASCVD
Laura Ross, PA-C
9:00 - 9:30 AM
Updates in Secondary Hypertension: Medications, Procedures, and more!
John M. Giacona, Ph.D., PA-C, CHC
9:30 - 9:50 AM
Women's Cardiology Updates in 2026
Martha Gulati, MD
9:50 - 10:05 AM
Q&A/Panel Discussion
10:05 - 10:25 AM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
Plenary Session III: Heart Failure
10:25 - 10:45 AM
Indications of Advanced HF Therapies
Jonathan Barnes, PA-C
10:45 - 11:05 AM
Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Tonya Carter DNP, MSN, NP-C
11:05 - 11:25 AM
Peripartum and Postpartum Cardiomyopathy
Lauren Eyadiel, PA-C, CCC-SLP, FHFSA
11:25 - 11:40 AM
Q&A/Panel Discussion
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch/Visit Exhibits*
12:00 - 12:45 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event*
12:45 - 1:00 PM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
1:00 - 1:45 PM
Plenary Session IV: Cases with Aces
Plenary Session V: Genetics in Cardiology
1:45 – 2:05 PM
Genetics in Electrophysiology
Yekaterina Spivak, PA-C, FHRS, CCDS
2:05 – 2:25 PM
Genetics in Cardiomyopathy
Bree Kyncl, PA-C
2:25 – 2:40 PM
Q&A/Panel Discussion
2:40 - 3:00 PM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
Plenary Session VI: Electrophysiology
3:00 – 3:20 PM
Debates in LAA Occlusion
Janelle Dabrowski, PA-C
3:20 – 3:40 PM
Devices in Advanced HF
Stephanie Barnes, DNP, AGPNP-C, CHFN
3:40 – 4:00 PM
Updates in Ablation for A Fib
Balaji Krishnan MD, MS
4:00 – 4:15 PM
Q&A/Panel Discussion
Plenary Session VII: Structural/Interventional
4:15 – 4:35 PM
SAVR or TAVR
Sonia Chahal, PA-C, MMS
4:35 – 4:55 PM
DCB vs Stents
Derek Pineda, FNP, RCIS, AACC
4:55 – 5:15 PM
SCAD, ANOCA, MINOCA
David Smith, MD, FACC
5:15 – 5:30 PM
Q&A/Panel Discussion
5:30 PM
Summary
5:35 - 5:45 PM
Dinner*
5:45 - 6:45 PM
Accredited Dinner Symposium
Saturday, October 24, 2026
7:00 – 7:30 AM
Breakfast & Registration*
7:30 – 8:15 AM
Industry-Sponsored Event*
8:15 – 8:30 AM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
8:30 - 8:35 AM
Welcome Back
Laura Ross, PA-C & Brian P. Rose, PA-C, MPH, AACC
8:35 - 9:00 AM
Abstract Presentations
Plenary Session VIII: Pulmonary Vascular
9:00 - 9:20 AM
PAH a Year in Review
Brian P. Rose, PA-C, MPH, AACC
9:20 - 9:40 AM
CTEPH
Sudarshan Rajagopal, MD, PhD
9:40 - 9:55 AM
Q&A/Panel Discussion
Plenary Session IX: Prevention
9:55 - 10:15 AM
CCTA Pearls & Pitfalls
Viet Le, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C, FACC, FAHA, HF-Cert
10:15 - 10:35 AM
CKM: What’s New in 2026?
Brian P. Rose, PA-C, MPH, AACC
10:35 - 10:55 AM
A Holistic Approach to Obesity Medicine
Martine Altieri, PA-C, MHS, CCHP
10:55 - 11:15 AM
Sleep Apnea Evaluation and Management for the Cardiology Provider
Ann Cartwright, PA
11:15 - 11:30 AM
Q&A/Panel Discussion
11:30 - 11:45 AM
Lunch/Visit Exhibits
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Accredited Lunch Symposium
12:45 - 1:00 PM
Closing Remarks
*Non-accredited sessions